Comments on: Prosecutor drops DUI charge against Derek Lowehttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/26/prosecutor-drops-dui-charge-against-derek-lowe/
Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball.Tue, 31 Mar 2015 22:54:56 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: opiedamushttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/26/prosecutor-drops-dui-charge-against-derek-lowe/comment-page-1/#comment-142765
Fri, 27 May 2011 18:40:40 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=59977#comment-142765Where are all the folks that commented that he was up the creek w/out a paddle? I brought it up when Craig 1st posted the story, Lowe was innocent until proven guilty contrary to what was being peddled. Glad to see you guys posted this, but disappointed that Craig didn’t write the post and say, “my bad, I was a little too quick to judge.”

Clearly, the video did not show him drunk otherwise the prosecution would’ve been hell bent on trying to convict him. If he would’ve pled to a lesser charge, you could blame it on money and celebrity status. Dropping the charges = a mistake by the officer. Believe it or not, this is why I said the laws for DUI are unconstitutional & many of the arrests are made due to local gov’t needing revenue & perks the officers receive for arrests made…not convictions.

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Fri, 27 May 2011 14:55:32 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=59977#comment-142529Derek should have read this on what to do if you get pulled over for a DUI check. http://bit.ly/fxgNtA
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Fri, 27 May 2011 14:36:36 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=59977#comment-142513Wow, in my state refusal equals guilt in a DUI case. Georgia is kinda behind the times here.
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Fri, 27 May 2011 12:39:21 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=59977#comment-142460It is nice to know that the prosecuting attorney is both a Braves and Ben Franklin fan.
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Fri, 27 May 2011 07:53:44 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=59977#comment-142438Lowe seems like a nice guy, so I’m cool with him getting over on the man. Whatever.
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Fri, 27 May 2011 03:58:35 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=59977#comment-142411Then, upon hearing the news that the prosecution dropped the charges, Lowe went out to celebrate and tie one on.
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Fri, 27 May 2011 03:26:16 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=59977#comment-142403Got to be honest. Im a clumsy fella, not sure I could pass a sobriety test sober.
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Fri, 27 May 2011 02:38:36 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=59977#comment-142385Might depend less on who you are than 1. if you can afford a lawyer and 2. refused to blow. Even though states make laws that make it seem like refusing a breathalyzer is just as bad as failing- it isn’t. The field test is easier to challenge- plenty of people can fail it sober or for some other reason. They don’t have the evidence of the BAC. Heck, even the BAC number can be challenged if you can afford the expert testimony ( I know college professors who do that for a couple grand) and can pay the lawyer to keep filing motions and bother the prosecutor to drop it.

Of course you need both those elements ( lack of evidence and abundance of legal funds). If you or I refused to incriminate ourselves we’d probably still get screwed without the legal help to pull it off.

I know of plenty of people who were drunk as hell and even in accidents but could afford the defense and got witnesses to testify and got off. Then I know some who had a few drinks and weren’t even drunk at all, no prior anything, and were convicted, sentenced to jail, and basically made unemployable for life. If you want to drink and drive ( which is stupid anyway), be rich and/or be a judge or senator.

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Fri, 27 May 2011 02:33:57 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=59977#comment-142383Money buys everything.
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Thu, 26 May 2011 23:48:05 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=59977#comment-142325I was just going to ask when the article about Atlanta cops fixing tickets for players was going to be written.
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Thu, 26 May 2011 23:14:00 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=59977#comment-142315…right? Being able to walk a straight line while sober is in no way remarkable
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Thu, 26 May 2011 22:24:20 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=59977#comment-142297This sort of puts Craig’s little story about how a NYC cop fixed a ticket for A-Rod in perspective. Something tells me that if this was you or I, we’d be losing our license and doing a boatload of community service right now.
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Thu, 26 May 2011 22:03:44 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=59977#comment-142293Sweet Glamour Shot, bro.
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Thu, 26 May 2011 21:48:12 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=59977#comment-142283“for a lack of evidence.”

In other words the cops after figuring out who he was decided that they didn’t want the hassle.
Entitled, coddled and catered to.
Sure hope he doesn’t kill somebody next time.

What? If one were sober, shouldn’t the expectation be that they ACE a field sobriety test. I mean, I am pretty sure that if I had 20 beers and passed a few tests, but overall failed, that someone could say, “Boy, considering Javie was $#!% faced, he did remarkably well on the field sobriety test.”

“Sure couldn’t spell his name, but he walked the line just fine. As for the follow the pen trick, I figured he just had a lazy eye. Really, he did remarkably well.” – Johnny Law